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Is it only clickbait if factually incorrect? Wouldn't that make the term redundant given that such a title would also be misleading? Note that we're currently
by robert_tweed 10y ago
Is it only clickbait if factually incorrect? Wouldn't that make the term redundant given that such a title would also be misleading?
Note that we're currently engaged in an unhelpful meta-discussion about whether or not the title is clickbait, which IMO is exactly what the guidelines are designed to prevent.
While I didn't say so earlier, I largely object to the needlessly inflammatory word "stumped" which perpetuates the meme that patients frequently know better than doctors.
This case is an interesting exception, not the rule. There's a debate to be had about the fact people do indeed know their own case history than their often time-starved doctors, but whether or not the article has merit, the title is a distraction.
- pvg 10y agoNo, it's just not clickbait. I'm not sure how the meta-thing suggests that it is. It's just a title. I mean, read these titles http://www.paulgraham.com/articles.html http://www.paulgraham.com/articles.html